Police are appealing for information after a man exposed himself to a horse rider near a country pub

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Gwent Police says the incident happened at around 12.30pm on 14th October in Mamhilad near Pontypool.

A woman in her 20s was riding her horse down a lane towards The Star public house when she saw a man stood there. The man pulled down his jogging bottoms and exposed himself. He didn't say anything and then walked off.

The man is described as being white, of medium build and approximately 6 feet tall. He was in his late 60s to early 70s and had silver/grey hair. He was wearing dark coloured jogging bottoms and a black fleece jacket.

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RSPCA Cymru is appealing for information after two kittens were found locked in a suitcase in Pontypool Park.

A member of the public contacted the charity after discovering the furry pair.

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The caller found the kittens in an old suitcase around 2pm on 24 September. The kittens are around eight weeks old and are female and were found to be suffering from diarrhoea. We don’t know how long they were there for.

We are not sure what has happened here, but it seems likely these kittens were dumped. It must have been awful for these kittens to have been trapped in a suitcase, they are lucky to have survived.

– Kate Parker, RSPCA inspector

The kittens have been taken into RSPCA care and have received a health check at RSPCA’s Merthyr Tydfil Clinic. They were scanned for a microchip but they did not have one, so the owner can’t be identified.

Anyone who may have information should contact the RSPCA inspectorate appeal line on 0300 123 8018. Calls are treated in confidence.

The motorcyclist who died in a road traffic collision on Wednesday 8th July on Rover Way, Cardiff has been named as Richard Williams, 24, from Pontypool.

Richard Williams died in the motorcycle accident in Cardiff. Credit: South Wales Police / Family photos

In a tribute to him, his family said the former Croesyceiliog comprehensive schoolboy was known to his friends and family as “Dickie”,

“He later worked at Fitzgerald’s Engineering in Cwmbran where he was a popular member of the team and his passion was spending time in his garage carrying out engineering projects for his family and friends. He was happiest when he was pottering with anything mechanical.

Richard was also an accomplished guitarist and had recently joined a local band.